Dishwasher leaking on Hardwood Floor

[Butter]

How bad does the floor look? No planks are bowed or warped, I think I caught the leak real early.

 

[noway2]

Looks to me like a little bit of staining that will be under the dishwasher. Let it dry and I think you'll be fine. I didn't know mine was leaking until it started to buckle in front of it. Guess you caught it at a good time.

 

[Burt Gummer]

Let it dry for a couple days. A fan would help. Doesn’t look bad to me. And it’s gonna be hid. I wouldn’t worry with it after it’s dried good

 

[Qball]

@Butter Our dishwasher did the same thing last year. It left some darkened planks of our maple hardwood floor. I was going to replace them but my wife surprisingly said not to "it gives the floor character." After looking at it occasionally the last year or so, I came to the same conclusion.

 

[Jeppo]

It looks like all the staining is inside the niche. I think you're completely good. If a great deal of water had been absorbed, you'd probably see buckling. If you're anal about it and can get under the floor (crawlspace or basement), pull off the insulation and see what if anything soaked through the floor and subfloor.

 

[Chdamn's Wife]

I was fully expecting to open up this thread and see a picture of someone’s wife peeing on the floor. Was suprised to see an actual dish washer.

 

[Mitch Rapp]

My first thought was "Damn, who didn't housebreak their wife?"


This thread has severely disappointed

 

[foopid stucker]

Where was it leaking from? I recently had a small piece of broken glass beneath the door seal, make a puddle in my kitchen. I also replaced an entire kitchen because the drain line had a small crack in it ... for years, rotted through the floor under the tile. FWIW

 

[Butter]

Where was it leaking from?

The diverter motor seal.